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  1. Someone to Watch over Me
  2. Misty
  3. Fantastic, That's You
  4. Stardust
  5. I Can't Get Started
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  1. Someone to Watch over Me
  2. Misty
  3. Fantastic, That's You
  4. Stardust
  5. I Can't Get Started
  6. Haunting Melody
  7. When My Baby Smiles at Me
  8. Blue Velvet
  9. Sophisticated Lady
  10. Canadian Sunset
  11. In a Sentimental Mood
  12. I'm Beginning to See the Light
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This was one of the oddest matchups and yet ended up being fairly logical. Altoist Johnny Hodges had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard and Lawrence Welk always loved beautiful music. This Dot recording features Hodges on a dozen standards while accompanied by a string section, brass and a rhythm section. The concise and melodic interpretations are indeed pretty and the arrangements (by a dozen different writers) are generally fine. Plus the album cover (which has a picture of the unlikely duo) is classic. ~ Scott ...

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Johnny Hodges with Lawrence Welk's Orchestra 1994, Ranwood Records

UPC: 014921824621

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